Mr. Rose, from the committee on county boundaries, reported
that it is inexpedient at the present session of the Legislature,
to create any new county, except that which is contemplated in
the bill for the division of Marion county, now progressing in
the Senate, which division your committee recommend to be made;
which report was concurred in.

On motion of Mr. Farmer, the resolution of the House of Representatives,
appointing three members to act with a committee to be appointed
on the part of the Senate, to settle the accounts of the State
Engineer was concurred in. Ordered that Messrs. Farmer, Hogg,
and Hanby be appointed the committee, and that the Secretary acquaint
the House of Representatives thereof.

Mr. Hogg asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill to be
entitled an act, pointing out the mode of coercing the taxes due
the State from the defaulting tax collectors therein, which was
read the first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday
next.

A resolution providing for the preservation of the State records,
was read a third time and passed.

A bill to provide for taking the Census, in pursuance to the
requisitions of the constitution of the State of Alabama, was
read a second time by its caption, and ordered to be committed
to a committee of the whole, and made the order of the day on
Monday next.

A bill to be entitled an act, to amend an act, passed at St.
Stephens, the 13th of February, 1818, to establish the Tombeckbe
Bank, was read a second time, and ordered to be read a third time
on Monday next.

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A bill to be entitled an act, declaring that part of Limestone
leading from Mooreville to the Tennessee river, a public highway,
was read a second time, and ordered to be read a third time on
Monday next.

A bill to be entitled an act, to authorise the Governor to
dispose of the public arms of this State, was read a second time,
and ordered to be read a third time on Monday next.

A bill to be entitled an act, for the relief of certain lessees
of school lands in Madison county, was read a second time, and
ordered to be read a third time on Monday next.

A bill to be entitled an act, to authorise Jeremiah Austell
to dispose of the lands of the late David Files, was on motion
of Mr. Chambers read a second time by its caption, and ordered
to be read a third time on Monday next.

A bill to be entitled an act, to authorise Samuel B. Shields
to sell certain lands therein mentioned, was read a second time
by its caption, and ordered to be read a third time on Monday
next.

Mr. Gause, from the committee of enrolled bills, reported,
that the committee had examined the bill to be entitled an act,
to provide for the government of the town of Blakeley, and found
the same duly enrolled and signed by the President.

A bill to be entitled an act, providing for the payment of
William Pye was read a second time, and ordered to be committed
to a committee of the whole, and made the order of the day on
Monday next.

A bill to be entitled an act to repeal an act of the last General
Assembly of the State of Alabama, entitled an act, for the encouragement
of killing and destroying wolves and panthers, was read a second
time, and ordered to be read a third time on Monday next.

A bill to be entitled an act to fix the seat of Justice in
the county of Lauderdale, was read a second time, and ordered
to be committed to a committee of the whole on Monday next.

Mr. Terrel called for the bill to define the boundaries of
Marion county, and for other purposes, which was taken up, and
on motion of Mr. Sims, ordered that said bill be recommitted to
a committee of the whole on Monday next.

A bill to be entitled an act, to incorporate the town of Ococoposo,
in the county of Franklin, was read a second time by it caption,
and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole on Monday
next.

A bill to be entitled an act, to apportion the representatives
among the several counties within this State, and to divide the
State into senatorial districts was read a second time by its
caption, and, on motion of Mr. Seabury, ordered to be committed
to a committee of the whole, and made the order of the day on
Monday next.

According to order, the Senate resolved itself into a committee
of the whole, on a bill to be entitled an act establishing a medical
board in the State of Alabama, and for other purposes therein
mentioned, Mr. Garth in the chair; and after some time spent therein
the committee rose, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Garth
reported, that

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the committee of the whole had, according to order, had said
bill under consideration, and had directed him to report the same
with sundray amendments, which were severally read and concurred
in. Ordered, that said bill as amended be engrossed and read a
third time on Monday next.

A bill to provide for assessing and collecting the taxes in
this State.

On motion of Mr. Sims ordered to lie on the table.

On motion of Mr. Farmer, the order of the day on the bill to
provide for digesting the laws of the State of Alabama, was postponed
until Monday next.

According to order the Senate resolved itself into a committee
of the whole, on the bill to be entitled an act, for the government
of the port and harbour of Blakeley, Mr. Chambers in the chair;
and after some time spent therein the committee rose, Mr. President
resumed the chair, and Mr. Chambers reported, that the committee
of the whole had, according to order, had said bill under consideration,
and had directed him to report the same with sundry amendments,
which were severally read and concurred in. On motion of Mr. Seabury,
ordered that said bill as amended be engrossed and read a third
time on Monday next.

On motion of Mr. Farmer a resolution proposing amendments to
the Constitution of the State of Alabama, was postponed until
Monday next.

Mr. Casey moved that the Senate concur in the report of the
committee of the whole on the bill to be entitled an act to afford
a summary relief to persons purchasing lands of the United States;
and the question being put thereon it was decided in the negative.

On motion of Mr. Seabury said bill was ordered to lie on the
table.

Mr. Gause, from the committee on enrolled bills, reported,
that the committee had presented to the Governor, for his approval
and signature, a bill to be entitled an act to provide for the
government of the town of Blakeley.